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Coal to Liquid Transportation. The Boss Albadross The Bengal Tiger And that bear. Inherent Problems. Gasification Reactor Given mass balance is invalid. Total mass quantity going into the Coal Gasifier , does not match up with quantity coming out.
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Coal to LiquidTransportation The Boss Albadross The Bengal Tiger And that bear
Inherent Problems • Gasification Reactor • Given mass balance is invalid. • Total mass quantity going into the Coal Gasifier, does not match up with quantity coming out. • The mass balance discrepency between the inlset and outlet streams is approximately 400,000 lbs/hr. • Possible explanation: Microsoft Paint was used to put together the given PFD, and no real computing software (such as HYSYS) was utilized, thus resulting in such massive errors.
CBTL with Recycle • Fischer/Tropsch Process • Apparent accumulation of mass, given mass balance is invalid. • The discrepancy present between the inlet of 900,000 lbs/hr
Cost Estimation • Fixed Capital Cost • Working Capital • Operating Cost • Total Annualized Cost • Breakeven Point • Return of Investment